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PRODUCTION TEAM
Director :
Pascal Morelli
Script :
Natalia Borodin, Thierry Thomas. D'apr�s la bande dessin�e de / Based on the comic strip by: Hugo Pr
Photography :
Editor :
Beno�t Humbert
Cast :
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CORTO MALTESE
"Ten days that shook the world." These were the prophetic words that American journalist John Reed used to describe the shattering events of the 1917 Russian Revolution. Reed is just one of the many historical figures that Corto Maltese counts among his friends. In 1918, as civil war rages in Russia the tension rises further to the east between the Urals and Shanghai. The momentous upheaval stirs powerful social and political currents. Caught between a desire to save what is left of the old Russia and the need to protect themselves, former generals, secret societies and greedy mercenaries confront each other in a rush to exploit the chaotic circumstances. In such an unstable environment, people desperately look to oracles for answers, and don't hesitate to kill at the slightest provocation. Against this turbulent background, Corto joins up with his old accomplice Rasputin in an attempt to snatch the Czar's gold which Admiral Kolchak hopes to use to finance his war and overthrow the Bolsheviks. On the way, Corto encounters several Chinese secret societies, a Russian duchess as charming as she is perverse, a man who believes himself the very incarnation of Genghis Khan, an American aviator and a host of scheming generals.
Pascal Morelli
Born in Paris in 1961, Pascal Morelli studied graphic arts and began his career working in comic strips and as a storyboard artist in advertising. Since 1985 he has storyboarded cartoons and films, including Philip Kaufman's HENRY AND JUNE (1990). In 1994 he directed the cartoon series The Busy World of Richard Scarry, Ars�ne Lupin and The Legend of Calamity Jane. A fan of Hugo Pratt's comic books, he began working on the film adaptation of CORTO MALTESE in 1997. This is his first big-screen animation feature.
August 31, 2002 • 09:30:00 • PARISIEN • P4.31.1 •
September 01, 2002 • 19:00:00 • PARISIEN • P4.01.5 •
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